Exam 19: Deserts and Winds

Wind in arid regions produces more erosional landforms than depositional landforms.

Why does the rainshadow desert form on the downwind side of the mountains?

A true desert is defined by a lack of what substance?

A(n)________ is a smooth, polished rock that has been abraded by the wind.

What desert landform is visible here?

How was this feature created?

Middle-latitude deserts and steppes are more numerous and extensive in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere.

What desert feature is visible in this image?

There is no one maximum depth for desert blowouts.They vary in depth depending on conditions present at the location.What controls the depth of all blowouts?

Compare and contrast sediment transportation by wind and by water.

What desert feature is visible in this image, indicated by an arrow?

From a climatological perspective, a region is a desert if ________.

What are the three stages of desert landscape evolution? Provide examples of landforms for each.

Which deposition of which desert landform would result in the angled layers visible in this image?

The world's largest arid desert is the Sahara.

The figure above is a cross-section of a dune.Based on the shape of the dune, which way was the prevailing wind coming from?

Which of the following desert landforms is carved from solid rock rather than consisting of accumulated sediments?

Explain how circulation patterns in the atmosphere generate the bands of low-latitude deserts around the equator.

________ are mounds and ridges of sand that are deposited by the wind.

Which size(s)of sediment commonly make up most of wind's suspended load?